"For us as offensive linemen, and I'm sure for them as running backs, we love to have the game put on our shoulders like that. Pounding the ball is the best way to win." Browns guard Eric Steinbach, on the team's reliance on the run

"The big picture is we ran the ball." Browns quarterback Seneca Wallace

"It was a hard-work effort by all the team out there. We worked, and I think we improved. We didn't falter in the fourth quarter." Browns running back Peyton Hillis

"But they did such a good job running the ball today, and they did it last week, too, against another good defense." Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer

"I think from the standpoint of us knowing that we have offensive weapons and we're not moving the ball as we're capable of moving it, that's where the frustration comes in." Bengals wide receiver Terrell Owens

By the numbers

5: Catches for 56 yards by Chansi Stuckey, matching his high with the Browns set twice last year.

24: Yards on Peyton Hillis' game-clinching run on second down late in the fourth quarter, which put him over 100 yards for the second straight week.

78: Yards covered on a TD pass from Carson Palmer to Terrell Owens in the second quarter. The previous long pass against the Browns was 34 yards last week by the Ravens' Anquan Boldin, and it was Palmer's longest career pass.

131:23: Elapsed game time between the first and second fumble recoveries for the Browns this year. T.J. Ward had a fumble recovery on Buccaneers running back Earnest Graham in the fourth quarter of Week 1, and Kenyon Coleman had a recovery, his first of two in the game, on a muffed exchange between the Palmer and Cedric Benson on Sunday.

Looking for Moore

Evan Moore's touchdown catch in the second quarter was the first of his career and the second receiving TD by a Browns tight end this year. The Browns had three TD catches from tight ends all of last year (Robert Royal, Steve Heiden and Michael Gaines).

Block that kick

Scott Fujita's block of a Mike Nugent field-goal attempt in the second quarter marked the second straight year the Browns have had a blocked field goal when the Bengals were in town. Shaun Rogers blocked a Shayne Graham 23-yard attempt in Week 4 of 2009.

Coin flip

Former Browns Dub Jones and Ken Gorgal served as honorary captains for the coin toss prior to the game.

The Ohio State marching band performed throughout the day, including a pregame show outside Cleveland Browns Stadium and Script Ohio at halftime. After leading the crowd in "Hang on Sloopy," a tradition of sorts at the stadium between the third and fourth quarters, the band departed for their trip back to Columbus.

Crowd count

While the announced total of tickets distributed was 66,731, the actual number of fans in the stands appeared to be closer to 55,000.